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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 515 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.475 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.325 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.240 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.720 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.220 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.675 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.500 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.40 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.540 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.424 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.240 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.770 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.600 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.570 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.525 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.796 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.238 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.680 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.320 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.325 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.760 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.190 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.575 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.40 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.650 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.580 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.215 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.430 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.280 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.340 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.264 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.705 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 513
  2. 130
  3. 156
  4. 576
  5. 286
  6. 54
  7. 594
  8. 425
  9. 30
  10. 784
  11. 729
  12. 742
  13. 276
  14. 539
  15. 184
  16. 364
  17. 390
  18. 627
  19. 189
  20. 96
  21. 210
  22. 597
  23. 119
  24. 884
  25. 80
  26. 286
  27. 646
  28. 171
  29. 529
  30. 54
  31. 702
  32. 609
  33. 258
  34. 387
  35. 266
  36. 238
  37. 170
  38. 135
  39. 396
  40. 423

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